Senses and Nervous System Quiz

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Science
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9th - 12th Grade
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Hard
Standards-aligned
Bridgette Rakotoniaina
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9 questions
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Zoe, Aria, and Emma are on a quest to understand the human body. They are currently exploring the fascinating world of the human ear. Can you help them understand the structure and function of the ear?
The ear is a simple organ responsible for hearing only.
The ear consists of the outer ear and inner ear, but not the middle ear.
The ear is responsible for maintaining vision and balance.
The ear is a complex organ responsible for hearing and maintaining balance. It consists of the outer ear, middle ear, and inner ear.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Liam, Anika, and Isla are on a science adventure! They come across a mysterious scent in the air. Can you help them figure out how their olfactory system is helping them identify this smell?
Their olfactory system is detecting and processing odor molecules in the air.
Their olfactory system is detecting and processing taste molecules in the air.
Their olfactory system is responsible for hearing sounds.
Their olfactory system is contributing to their sense of touch.
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Nora, Avery, and Evelyn are playing a trivia game. They stumble upon a question: 'What is the somatosensory system responsible for?'
Processing sensory information related to touch, temperature, pain, and proprioception.
Processing sensory information related to memory and cognition.
Processing sensory information related to hearing and balance.
Processing sensory information related to smell, taste, and vision.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-8
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Elijah, Ava, and Aria are on a mission to discover the mysteries of the human body. Can you help them understand the structure and function of the nervous system?
The nervous system is a collection of bones and muscles that support the body's movement.
The nervous system is responsible for digestion and breaking down food.
The nervous system is made up of the heart and blood vessels.
The nervous system is a complex network of nerves and cells that transmit signals between different parts of the body.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-3
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Aiden, Daniel, and James are on a mission to build a robot with vision capabilities. They need to understand the main components of the human eye to replicate it in their robot. Can you help them identify the main components?
eyelid, sclera, vitreous humor, macula, fovea
eyebrow, tear duct, ciliary body, choroid, aqueous humor
eyelash, conjunctiva, vitreous body, optic disc, vitreous chamber
cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina, optic nerve
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Noah, Nora, and Arjun are in a science quiz competition. The quizmaster asks, 'Can you explain how our ears convert sound waves into auditory signals?'
Transduction
Amplification
Reflection
Absorption
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Aiden, Abigail, and Anika are on a quest to discover the mysteries of the human body. They stumbled upon the somatosensory system and are curious. Can you help them identify the different types of touch receptors in the somatosensory system?
Meissner's corpuscles, Merkel cells, Ruffini endings, and Pacinian corpuscles
Golgi tendon organs, Muscle spindles, Joint receptors, and Cutaneous receptors
Motor neurons, Sensory neurons, Interneurons, and Projection neurons
Nociceptors, Thermoreceptors, Photoreceptors, and Chemoreceptors
8.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Imagine Lily, Abigail, and Benjamin are on a quest to understand the mysteries of the human senses. They stumble upon the process of olfaction. Can you help them understand how olfaction is connected to the olfactory system?
Olfaction is the sense of taste, and it is connected to the taste buds.
Olfaction is the sense of smell, and it is connected to the olfactory system through the olfactory epithelium, olfactory receptors, olfactory bulb, and olfactory cortex.
Olfaction is the sense of touch, and it is connected to the skin.
Olfaction is the sense of hearing, and it is connected to the ear.
Tags
NGSS.MS-LS1-3
9.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Abigail, Emma, and Nora are playing a trivia game about the human body. They stumbled upon a tricky question: 'What are the three main functions of the nervous system?'
Digestion, respiration, and circulation
Memory, attention, and perception
Balance, coordination, and movement
Sensory input, integration, and motor output
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